The Lake Charles echo., 1887-10-28
NO. 35
- tI.s asate

/ against OOV. MCh0efys gne uoAehA
he Is said to be 4 Grand Mogul en-.
bodying in bis person all tho attri-
butes ofautocratie rule. Then journals,
as in the case Of the Acadia Sentinel,
complain that he does not exercise his
gubernational functions at all, but
that "his 'subs' in every parish have
been virtually governors of those
places"
Tho editor knows from experience
that il is pretty hard 10 please every
body, Ii Is just possible that Gov
ernor may be forced to the same con-
elusion. If be exercises bis indisput
able appointing power without Tho
advice Of bis friends in the parishes he
is accused Of peFsonahsn if he ac.
cepta advice he is condemned for dele
eating his power TO "snba.N He il
damned If he does, aud damned il he
don't, by hia enemies,
Ii would be interesting TO learn IN
der what system the Seatiae| expects
the offices TO be filled, should Reform
Governor ever be elected. Will The
Executive consult the "subae or citi
zens Of the district or will he be sHch
an incarnation Of omniseenoe that such
course would be unnecessarily
The governor has the responsibility
as we'll as the power Of making ap-
pointments, Instead Of discussing the
mode, II would be mora to tho poiAt
to discuss the character Of appointees,
The Item ventures to assert that at no
period in The history Of the State have
gubernatorial appointments been less
assailable than during the present adj
minialFalion, Tho Reformers have
searched every nook and oreyice ID the
State for evidence against the appoint
tees Of Gov. McEnery, and have found
none. Wherever the records have
been turned, there Is The same story Of
taxes collected and honestly accounted
for, Indebtedness exhnguiahed, sub
stantial improvements made and paid
for, aud surplus funds in tho parish
treasures.
| Careless Of whether or not bad
showing were made Tor the State, the
Reformers would apparently be glad
TO have a list Of defaloationsto parade
before the public, hnt, fortunately for
Louisiana, they have not found onongh
of basis for the fabrication Of
scandal.
The Seatiael says the levee policy,
floating debt and baby honda are alb
straCt ideas with tho masses, and the
manner Of making appointments the
great question at issue,
The lovee policy may be an abstract
idea in Crowley, but it is q vivid Ee :
ality in this part Of the country. II
might alao astonish the Aoadian sim
plioity of the rural editor to learn that
financial questions, too, were more
than "abstract ideas" in this part Of
the world.
Before taking leave Of our Crowley
confFere we would like to put q query
to him, lie knows the value Of boom
aud how to start one. How long will
, il take for boom to strike Louisiana
If the Reformers continue their pres
eut style of campaign, depreciating the
condition and denying the prosperity
2 Of the State 7
TaE New York Chamber Of Com
' merce has come out in tho most pro-
nounced manner against the treasury
surplus, which il dosignates as d pub
lie injury that tends to interfere with
the natural eaurse oftrade. Congress
{ will find, on assembling, such pressure
i brought to bear from all parts Of the
country TO remove the obnoxious Re
y publican war tariff and substitute for
4 Il the Democratic principle 81 limiting
! taxation 10 the necessities Of the gov.
ernment, that it will hardly venture to
\ oppose the popular will in this respect,
! THE "bloody shirt element in the
Republican party is very much DIS
turbed at The runner that Mr. Lamar ID
10 20 on the Supreme Bench,
!, They object because he IS "Rebel
aud a Democrat His being a Dem
/, ocratn is the main part Of his offence,
as had be been HRebel and Repub.
I Iican,p like Longstreet aud others,
their objections would not have been
heard o.,
q TnE general business Of the country
i never was in q more prosperous con-
dition than il is at present. The tight
money market may have given the
: merchants and manufacturers little
7 temporary trouble, but now that
money is easier the trade movement
becomes exceedingly briskagain, Lake
Charles will be able TO boast of 4
larger volume u trade this year thar
usual,
, s. B. JoHHsoE, one of the late los
Z sees and publishers u tho shFeYepor
!. Times, whom bis co-lessee tried s
4 hard TO force into supporting Ger
4 Nichols, publishes a card IN which \
y i charges that ] NJ. Hollingsworth, .
3 Shreveport, offered him tho position
!, State printer If he would support 90
W Nichols Mt HollngsWorth has h
n 'ed as yet denied the charge
THE Secretary al State of 1exaa,
lhe adgiceoftha Attorney eieaeFel ~
4as refused d charscr % 9 Scotch eal
fss and hand company With eaplsal
es B2, 001, ,B00 ka Grautlug a gNeh
charter tp f1Fei8a corporation ls =
IL clared eonsrafg q thaFpbilc policy
-s the State.
ps THp dsmaad for lAe minor eoips
hc dimes nickels apd csgla--ia s. ere
Tia shet ihe Fhilaaelphia miRt Nhef
he laW they aFe elnlrea w M pFeggas
sll 81 nnable g keep pace afh II l
.on re used Is an egieat nefef
sai iore ipilbe 9al